Blackrock Depths
The Dark Iron city under the mountain. Twenty-five bosses, a pub, and the Emperor himself.
The biggest dungeon in the game, so most groups do it in parts. The full clear ends with Emperor Dagran Thaurissan and Princess Moira. Molten Core's attunement is here too.
Get ready
Getting there
Inside Blackrock Mountain. Take the chains down from the top of the mountain to the instance portal at the bottom.
Zone: Blackrock Mountain, between Searing Gorge and Burning Steppes
Grab these quests
- Attunement to the Core: a Core Fragment near Lothos Riftwaker, so you can enter Molten Core.
- Dark Iron Legacy: kill Fineous Darkvire and get the Shadowforge Key.
- The Heart of the Mountain, Kharan Mighthammer, Incendius! and many more, from Thorium Point and Kargath.
- Jail Break! (Alliance): Marshal Windsor's escort, part of the Onyxia chain.
Who and what to bring
- A full group of level 55+ for the Emperor.
- Someone who can dispel: the Emperor's room has priests and Moira heals.
- Fire resistance helps for some parts.
What's different in Forever
Same fights as Classic
In WoW Forever the bosses here keep their Classic levels and abilities. The loot has been reworked: many drops have new Forever stats, so read the tooltip.
Quest XP
Dungeon quests below level 40 pay extra XP in Forever (the 1 October build halved the bonus, but it's still there). From level 40 on, most pay their Classic XP.
Mob XP
Dungeon mobs give about a third of their Classic XP. If anyone in the group is far above the mobs' level, nobody gets XP for those kills.
Group Finder
It's a listing board, not a queue, and meeting stones don't summon. A Warlock and two others can cast Ritual of Summoning at the stone.
Boss by boss
Prison and Ring of Law
High Interrogator Gerstahn
- Shadow Word: Pain / Psychic Scream: Damage and fear.
- Fear Ward or Tremor Totem help.
Enthralled Sphere Changed 7 Nov - Item 11140
- Item 11624
- Item 11626
- Item 22240
Lord Roccor
- Earth Shock / Flame Shock: Spell damage.
- Ground Tremor: Stuns nearby.
- Ranged stay back.
Mantle of Lost Hope Changed 7 Nov - Item 11630
- Item 11631
- Item 11632
- Item 11813
- Item 22397
Houndmaster Grebmar
- Dogs: His hounds fight with him.
- Kill the dogs, then him.
Houndmaster's Bow Changed 9 Nov - Item 11623
- Item 11627
- Item 11629
Ring of Law
Random arena event- A random boss: Anub'shiah, Eviscerator, Gorosh, Grizzle, Hedrum or Ok'thor, after waves of beasts.
- Walk into the arena to start. After the fight, High Justice Grimstone and the crowd go back to normal.
Middle city
Pyromancer Loregrain
- Fire totems and Flame Shock: Fire damage.
- Kill the totems.
Searingscale Leggings Changed 7 Nov - Item 11207
- Item 11747
- Item 11748
- Item 11750
Fineous Darkvire
- Holy Strike and heals: A paladin.
- Drops Ironfel for the Shadowforge Key quest.
Foreman's Head Protector Changed 7 Nov - Item 11839
- Item 11841
- Item 11842
Lord Incendius
- Fire Nova and Fire Storm: Lots of fire damage.
- Fire resistance helps. Ranged spread.
Emberplate Armguards Changed 7 Nov - Item 11764
- Item 11765
- Item 11766
- Item 11768
- Item 19268
Warder Stilgiss and Verek
- Frost Nova and a beast: Frost caster with a dog.
- Kill Stilgiss, then Verek.
Bael'Gar
- Summon fire elementals: Fire adds.
- Kill the adds; use the Altar for his quest.
Sash of the Burning Heart Changed 7 Nov - Item 11802
- Item 11803
- Item 11805
General Angerforge
- Calls Anvilrage reinforcements: At low health.
- Crowd-control or AoE the reinforcements.
Warstrife Leggings Changed 7 Nov - Item 11810
- Item 11816
- Item 11817
- Item 11820
- Item 11841
Golem Lord Argelmach
- Wakes nearby golems: Golems join in.
- Clear the golems first.
Second Wind Changed 7 Nov - Item 11669
- Item 11822
- Item 11823
The Grim Guzzler and beyond
Hurley Blackbreath, Phalanx, Plugger Spazzring and Ribbly Screwspigot
In and around the Grim Guzzler pub- Pub fights: Stealing the ale or a fight starts the brawl.
- Don't start a pub brawl by accident: the whole bar turns on you.
Ambassador Flamelash
- Burning Spirits: Spirits run to him and make him stronger.
- Kill the spirits before they reach him.
The Seven
Doom'rel and his six brothers- One at a time: Talk to Doom'rel to fight them one after another.
- A long fight. Drink between brothers.
Magmus
- Fiery Burst and War Stomp: Fire and stuns.
- Flame jets: In the hall before the throne room.
- Dodge the jets on the way.
Lavastone Hammer Changed 7 Nov - Item 11746
- Item 11935
- Item 22395
- Item 22400
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan
With Princess Moira Bronzebeard- Hand of Thaurissan: Stuns a player.
- Avatar of Flame: Fire damage around him.
- Moira heals him: Unless you kill her first.
- Most groups interrupt or crowd-control Moira and kill the Emperor. Alliance: kill only the Emperor if you're on Moira's quest.
Robes of the Royal Crown Changed 7 Nov 
Hand of Justice Changed 9 Nov - Item 11684
- Item 11928
- Item 11930
- Item 11931
- Item 11932
- Item 11933
- Item 11934
- Item 12033
- Item 22204
- Item 22207
Trash that can wipe you
| Mob | What to do |
|---|---|
| Anvilrage dwarves | Packs of guards, medics and soldiers. Kill medics first. |
| Fireguards and golems | Fire damage and lots of health. |
| The bar | Neutral unless you anger it. |
Run it better
Plan your run
Pick a goal (attunement, the Emperor, a quest set) and stick to it. A full clear takes hours.
Get the Shadowforge Key
It opens shortcuts and the Emperor's side of the city.
Lothos for Molten Core
Grab the Core Fragment near Lothos Riftwaker on every new character.
Let Bonkr Compass+ call your buttons
Boss fights go smoother when you're not thinking about your rotation. Build one on the portal's Rotations page and Compass+ shows the next button to press, so you can watch the floor instead.
Loot lists come from WoW Forever's own game data, through the open-source WoW Forever simulator, and are checked for changes every week (last checked 2026-11-09). "New" and "Changed" tags show for 30 days. Hover an item for its WoW Forever stats; click it for Wowhead, which shows Classic's numbers.